New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-16
TIE DESCENT OF 4 GODDESS.

JUSTICE COMES DOWN FROM THR CITY HAts q
VARIOUS REASONS GTvvN FOR HER Dorxo Al. 6
Tho starry but bandaged-eyed Goddess Of Justtee
came down from hor (more or less proud perch stsr
of the City Hall yesterday. This done she csIuIs
went TO grass at the base Of tho temple. This -
traordinary proceeding on tho part Of tho goddess
tracted great crvwd Ire seats in the City III
Park were deserted as soon she began to desoss1
and on reaching tho ground shc was surrounded By
large and curious gathering Everybody In tho crow
seemed to wonder Why she had lowered her positios.
and the conjectures looking to the solution to tho
mystery were many and various.
@I1 tell you why she came down. says or
@she's disguised at Jake sharp's not getting taa
years, and she's going down to Long Beach to give
Judge Barrett q piece of her mind"
40. you're way or" said another In reply to ~
theory in regard to the goddesss change Of base
tell you she's well satisfied with sharps convcti
that she thinks shc can afford to take vacation aouo
with MARITIME, Nicon and tho rest"
"she came down in order to hunt up 'JIm Rich
mond," suggested third.
"she's going up to snatch the Canada colony ba6
headed" remarked fourth.
While this discussion was In progress the goodies
fingered in repose by tho side of the City Hall step
Her classic Out wooden) features gave no indIcattos
Of the thoughts that wero adtating her TAR white.
white pine IN daSsm1osom nor 81 the PEN, 70 shics
nied silence, and all the strenuous efforts to intor
view her failed dismally. At halfpast = tean
wagon drew up at the main entrance to the City Han
after several able bodied gentlemanly appearing
Hcie This act disclosed the fact that she is allied Z
the Chicago girl Of the period in ono particular. She
seat with the driver 70 not known. but e she vs.
whirled away up Broadway It was noticed that she
i.nSth llo o1 the cor Of sAt s"o wagon ss
Bereft of her commanding presence. the City Hal
looks As unfinished Is that window Of s'1n ana =
in prison. 1t Is given out. however, from trust.
worthy that she goes but to return. chastity
With painting or at ali events With suering herself
to be painted and refers her temporary absence IRON
her of duty to desire to have her cheek touches
up It would appear from this that the goddess iis
tho rest Of us, has her little frivolous Weaknesses
returns she will treat herself to brand bsndsss
and pair of scales and such other adornments, 70
comns back viii b. awaited a With great and
II MAYOR Hewitt Is tho official that he Is thought to
h rh w work. OF nsy In the d for
the figure is heavy, and It required the services ot
several expert safe movers to accomplish Ssr IT, nrcyeS
ton informed tho Board Of Estimate that tho woode.
years. and that 1t had become rotten that It was
liable to break from Its supports and fall to the ground
figure to be made Of some sort OF metal. He
ascertaIned that the cost Of new figure and the
the expense. When the figure was safely landed q
nose was gone. fhe features were battered and the
pedestal half rotted away. The sword and
scales with the that held the former had fallen
years before. Sparrows had built their nest In the
rotten space where the left shoulder had BEEN Tho
figure carted away to the corporation yard and
thrown away among lot Of wooden IsdIans and
other Instructions picked up In the streets
The present figure was erected I'm 1850 to replace
the ono that was destroyed when the upper part Of
the City Hall burned August o. 1858. II
caught fire from fireworks used TO celebrate the laying
of the Atlantic cable.